2025 Best Marine Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas

a bachelor's degree in marine biology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #191 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of marine biology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 113 bachelor's degrees in marine biology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on marine biology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of marine biology students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized marine biology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for marine biology students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Marine Biology Schools

The biological oceanography school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Marine Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Marine Biology in Texas

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in marine biology.

Top Texas Schools for a Bachelor's in Biological Oceanography

1

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

93 Annual Graduates

Texas A&M University - College Station is a good choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in marine biology. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of College Station.More information about a bachelor’s in marine biology from Texas A&M University - College Station

2

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX

20 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in marine biology needs to look into The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.More information about a bachelor’s in marine biology from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Best Marine Biology Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Marine Biology Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Marine Biology Related Rankings by Major

One of 12 majors within the Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology area of study, Marine Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Ecology	69
Evolutionary Biology	34
Environmental Biology	13
Aquatic Biology/Limnology	7

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Ernst Haeckel. More about our data sources and methodologies.